An explosion has hit a gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia.
The blast happened in northern Lithuania, said the country’s gas transmission operator Amber Grid.
Lithuania’s public broadcaster LRT showed footage of a fire in the area.
Police were preparing to evacuate a nearby village, Baltic news agency BNS reported.
There were no injuries or fatalities reported, BNS added.
“We are investigating the cause of the explosion,” the Amber Grid spokesperson said.
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